8-bed behavioral health group home on Winchester Street
Keene
Summary
Anew Behavioral Health wants to convert a mixed-use building at 232 Winchester Street into a small group home with 8 beds. It needs a major site plan approval and a conditional use permit, and neighbors had a chance to comment at the hearing.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 28, 2026.
Impact analysis
Residents needing small-scale behavioral health treatment would gain a facility close to downtown services.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Planning Board - Sep 28, 2026
Anew Behavioral Health wants to convert a mixed-use building at 232 Winchester Street into a small group home with 8 beds. It needs a major site plan approval and a conditional use permit, and neighbors had a chance to comment at the hearing.
Planning Board - Mar 23, 2026
The Keene Serenity Center wants to offer day-program recovery services — support groups, trainings, and activities — in an existing commercial space on West St. The public hearing gives neighbors a chance to weigh in before the board decides whether the use fits the Commerce District.
Planning Board - Jan 26, 2026
Anew Behavioral Health wants to convert a mixed-use building into a small group home with 8 beds, requiring a major site plan and a congregate living conditional use permit. This could bring new human services to the neighborhood but may raise neighbor questions about parking and operations.
Related development
PB-26-26 - Major Site Plan & Congregate Living & Social Services CUP - Anew Behavioral Health
The project would add a small residential behavioral health facility in a high-density neighborhood near downtown.
PB-2026-04 – Congregate Living & Social Services Conditional Use Permit – 268 West St
The proposal would bring recovery day-program services to a West St commercial site without any construction or site changes.
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